Sarah and Alex's Philly Guidebook
Food Scene
Great range of food from local and responsible ingredients (vegan, veg, DF, GF, and the world's best burger). Get the buffalo cauliflower!
112 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Front Street Cafe
1253 N Front StGreat range of food from local and responsible ingredients (vegan, veg, DF, GF, and the world's best burger). Get the buffalo cauliflower!
Burmese food (if you've never had, think halfway between Thai and Indian) - one of our favorite spots outside the neighborhood
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Rangoon
112 N 9th StBurmese food (if you've never had, think halfway between Thai and Indian) - one of our favorite spots outside the neighborhood
Really small authentic Mexican restaurant (the owners are from Puebla) - try the tacos al pastor if they haven't run out!
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pancho's Cafe
152 W Girard AveReally small authentic Mexican restaurant (the owners are from Puebla) - try the tacos al pastor if they haven't run out!
Soup and other small eats from local, seasonal ingredients - soup mention rotates and is on Instagram
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good Spoon Soupery
1400 N Front StSoup and other small eats from local, seasonal ingredients - soup mention rotates and is on Instagram
Possibly the world's best ice cream. Unusual flavors, but not weird for weird's sake (also really incredible vanilla and chocolate)
34 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Weckerly’s Ice Cream
9 W Girard AvePossibly the world's best ice cream. Unusual flavors, but not weird for weird's sake (also really incredible vanilla and chocolate)
Great inexpensive Vietnamese street food, and super friendly people! We recommend adding hoisin sauce to the banh mi.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Streetside
165 W Girard AveGreat inexpensive Vietnamese street food, and super friendly people! We recommend adding hoisin sauce to the banh mi.
These are the cheesesteaks we recommend (we think they're better than Pat's & Gino's). Also great cheesefries and milkshakes, and open late on weekends.
60 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Joe's Steaks + Soda Shop Fishtown
1 W Girard AveThese are the cheesesteaks we recommend (we think they're better than Pat's & Gino's). Also great cheesefries and milkshakes, and open late on weekends.
Serious sushi restaurant - we don't recommend going over the bridge to Jersey often, but this is where our friend from Japan goes when he's here. Recommendations a must on weekends.
7 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sagami Japanese Restaurant
37 Crescent BlvdSerious sushi restaurant - we don't recommend going over the bridge to Jersey often, but this is where our friend from Japan goes when he's here. Recommendations a must on weekends.
Housed in the old Reading Terminal station, you can find gourmet prepared food and groceries, local produce and products, Amish pretzels and candy, and outposts from some of Philly's hottest restaurants! CROWDED at peak times like Saturday lunch; weekday afternoons are a great time to go.
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Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th StHoused in the old Reading Terminal station, you can find gourmet prepared food and groceries, local produce and products, Amish pretzels and candy, and outposts from some of Philly's hottest restaurants! CROWDED at peak times like Saturday lunch; weekday afternoons are a great time to go.
Cheese steak sandwiches are a Philly tradition (finely chopped beef or chicken with cheese - preferably "whiz" (nacho cheese without the spice) and sometimes mushrooms and onions. Skip the huge lines and dried out meat at the big places in South Philly - Joe's is a local institution that also has great cheese fries, burgers, and milkshakes (try peanut butter and vanilla for a spin on the Reese's classic).
60 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Joe's Steaks + Soda Shop Fishtown
1 W Girard AveCheese steak sandwiches are a Philly tradition (finely chopped beef or chicken with cheese - preferably "whiz" (nacho cheese without the spice) and sometimes mushrooms and onions. Skip the huge lines and dried out meat at the big places in South Philly - Joe's is a local institution that also has great cheese fries, burgers, and milkshakes (try peanut butter and vanilla for a spin on the Reese's classic).
Drinks & Nightlife
Vintage arcade games and great craft beer selection!
149 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Barcade
1114 Frankford AveVintage arcade games and great craft beer selection!
Good cocktails, shows upstairs, good food but a little pricey for a bar
248 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Johnny Brenda's
1201 Frankford AveGood cocktails, shows upstairs, good food but a little pricey for a bar
Inexpensive Greek food + dive bar, pool tables, great back garden open in warm months
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kostas Restaurant
15 W Girard AveInexpensive Greek food + dive bar, pool tables, great back garden open in warm months
German style beer hall with good basic eats and sometimes games (may be weather permitting)
275 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Frankford Hall
1210 Frankford AveGerman style beer hall with good basic eats and sometimes games (may be weather permitting)
The Fillmore Philadelphia
29 E Allen StYards Brewing Company
500 Spring Garden StUnion Transfer
1026 Spring Garden StFranklin Music Hall
421 N 7th StKung Fu Necktie
1248 N Front StRIVERS CASINO PHILADELPHIA
1001 N Delaware AveBB&T Pavilion
1 Harbour BlvdSightseeing
Independence Hall
520 Chestnut StChina Town
An historic prison converted into a museum (and serious haunted house in the autumn!)
433 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Penitenciaría del Estado del Este
2027 Fairmount AveAn historic prison converted into a museum (and serious haunted house in the autumn!)
Callejón Elfreth
126 Elfreth's AlleyChrist Church
20 N American StRittenhouse Square
135 S 18th StCathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
1723 Race StCampana de la Libertad
526 Market StLike Rocky Balboa, from the movies :)
206 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Escaleras de Rocky
2600 Benjamin Franklin PkwyLike Rocky Balboa, from the movies :)
Betsy Ross House
239 Arch StEdgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
532 N 7th StArts & Culture
Museo de Arte de Filadelfia
2600 Benjamin Franklin PkwyInstallations of murals and mirrors
385 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Jardines Mágicos de Filadelfia
1020 South StInstallations of murals and mirrors
El Instituto Franklin
222 N 20th St104 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Academia de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad de Drexel
1900 Benjamin Franklin PkwyMuseo del Puerto de la Independencia
211 S Christopher Columbus BlvdBattleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial
100 Clinton StCentro Nacional de la Constitución
525 Arch StWhere Old Ben actually worked! Buy reproductions of historic documents as a great souvenir.
49 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Benjamin Franklin Museum
317 Chestnut StWhere Old Ben actually worked! Buy reproductions of historic documents as a great souvenir.
Please Touch Museum
4231 Avenue of the RepublicInteractive kids science museum!
Cool, creepy collection of scientific and medical oddities and curiosities
333 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
First Food Market
116 S 21st StCool, creepy collection of scientific and medical oddities and curiosities
Great art museum, if lesser known than the Philadelphia Museum of Art
47 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 N Broad StGreat art museum, if lesser known than the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Museo de la Revolución Americana
101 S 3rd StParks & Nature
Philadelphia's Central Park - see Boathouse Row, hiking trails, or walk along the Schuylkill River, where there are statues, places to sit and picnic, and great views of the Art Museum and the city.
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Parque Fairmount
Reservoir DrivePhiladelphia's Central Park - see Boathouse Row, hiking trails, or walk along the Schuylkill River, where there are statues, places to sit and picnic, and great views of the Art Museum and the city.
Independence National Historical Park
Rotating exhibitions like the Chinese Lantern Festival
149 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Plaza Franklin
200 N 6th StRotating exhibitions like the Chinese Lantern Festival
Schuylkill River Trail
Schuylkill River TrailShopping
Antiques, oddities, curios - if it's old and interesting, it may be at Jinxed.
65 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Jinxed Fishtown
1331 Frankford AveAntiques, oddities, curios - if it's old and interesting, it may be at Jinxed.
Century 21
821 Market StHoused in the old Wanamaker Department Store building, an architectural marvel that includes the Wanamaker Organ, one of the largest in the country, and incredible interiors dating back a century. Also a Macy's - good sales.
49 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Macy's Philadelphia
1300 Market StHoused in the old Wanamaker Department Store building, an architectural marvel that includes the Wanamaker Organ, one of the largest in the country, and incredible interiors dating back a century. Also a Macy's - good sales.
Essentials
ACME Markets
1400 E Passyunk Ave